Aerosmith: The Making of Pump (1990)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Pump, the album that carried Boston band Aerosmith into the nineties. While this video doesn't include album versions of any of the songs from Pump... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Torgoff

Writer:

Martin Torgoff

Stars:

Aerosmith, Catherine Epps, Bruce Fairbairn

Cast

Credited cast:
Aerosmith	...	Themselves
Catherine Epps	...	Herself
Bruce Fairbairn	...	Himself
Tom Hamilton	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
John Kalodner	...	Himself
Joey Kramer	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
Joe Perry	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
Steven Tyler	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)
Brad Whitford	...	Himself (as Aerosmith)

Storyline

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Pump, the album that carried Boston band Aerosmith into the nineties. While this video doesn't include album versions of any of the songs from Pump (Columbia did not have control of the rights), it does include extensive footage of the band members perfecting their craft in the studios, as well as interviews with all those involved.

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1990 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Aerosmith: What It Takes, Version 1 (1989)

User Reviews

Not horrible, but don't expect much music

This is definitely primarily a documentary. There really isn't more than a few songs clips on here. Basically, the deal is this: Aerosmith has appeared on Columbia and Geffen records; Geffen put out "Things that go pump in the night" a better video not to be confused with this one. This was Columbia's attempt to compete in the video market during a big album for Aerosmith. Also, because Columbia doesn't own the rights to the songs on Pump, all the song clips are studio-out takes or production stuff because of a loophole where performed material doesn't really violate copyrights on competing labels. Anywho, this should basically be reserved to die-hard Aerosmith fans like myself. There is interesting conversation, but not too much happening. No offense to Aerosmith, but don't get this one until you own most of the other Aerosmith videos. Definitely better Aerosmith videos out there: Big Ones you can look at is the best, then something like Video Scrapbook, Texxas Jam '78 (good set list), then Things that Go pump in the night, then Making of Pump, then Permanent Vacation 3x5. That's my ranking for the Aerosmith videos, anyway. Of course, I love them all, but I'm just looking at for potential fans who naturally want to start with the best videos. Rock on!